From "Roaming the Sky of the Heart", new book to be published by Tandava Press, Australia, some time in the first half of next year.

Being stuck in physical, mental and emotional patterns is particularly unfortunate if you are seeking spiritual growth, which is to say transformation into increased energy flow and deeper awareness. The deepest state of awareness lies at the core of being and is referred to in various spiritual traditions by many different names. However it is named, this pure awareness is free from the limitations of judging and focusing and it’s free from attachment to activity as well as to the use of language. It’s beyond analysis, thought constructs and problems. It’s beyond attachment to patterns. It just is. Pure awareness is nothing but pure being, the universal I of total openness and unconditional love. It’s ready to recognize and digest, with gratitude, all that life brings: joy, pain and awe inspiring mystery. It’s prepared to relate to whatever life brings as an opportunity for surrender and service. It’s the higher Self. In recognition of and immersion in this Self, the lower self of ego patterns and limitations needs to be incorporated, transformed and transcended. The higher Self requires by its very nature that you transcend the patterns you have developed. Being on auto-pilot is a major hindrance. It acts as a hard shell that keeps you from the transformation you are seeking.

"Bad stuff does happen, sometimes. Always remember that. But remember that you have to move on somehow. You pick your head up and stare at something beautiful like the sky, or the ocean, and you move the hell on". James Patterson, Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas

(It's true. We can either choose to waller around in our own self-pity and/or depression, or we can get up and dust ourselves off and keep on keeping on! I have to remind myself of this often.)

Take chances, a lot of them, because no matter where you end up or with who, it always ends up the way it should be. Never be afraid of mistakes...your mistakes make you who you are. You learn and grow with each choice you make. Everything is worth it. Do what makes you happy and let go of what holds you down. Be YOU and be OKAY with it -unknown